Brian Shimer
Online Worship on Zoom
Brian Shimer
Zoom Begins this Sunday
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Join Us for Online Worship
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Online Worship
Brian Shimer
Worship On Sundays

Summer Migrant Workers

The migrant workers are returning to Heikes Berry Farm for the summer.

Each year, Bonnie leads a team to provide hot meals on Saturday evenings at 5:00, as well as providing toiletries, clothes, household goods, and more.

How you can help:

Thank you!

Zoom Begins this Sunday

Just a reminder —

Beginning this Sunday, May 19, our online worship will be held on the Zoom app.

Go to https://greaternw.zoom.us/j/94587154079?pwd=M0xMcjFPMzlSOHpqdHpNeXVtalVWdz09 and follow the instructions there. You may download the Zoom app, or join through your browser. Feel free to try it now; however, you won’t be able to fully join the meeting until it begins on Sunday.

If prompted for a passcode, enter 777123.

If you need to dial in, the phone number is 253-215-8782.

Need One More Adult

Our older youth are hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, May 25, from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.

We still need one more adult to help chaperone - to fulfill our Safe Sanctuary requirements.

You must have had a criminal background check completed in the past three years. Or request one through the church office by May 10.

Thanks for your help in making this event happen!

Help Build Hope 2024

Mark your calendars, call your friends! Help Build Hope is June 14-15 at Christ UMC!

During this one weekend in a church parking lot, we will transform piles of lumber and buckets of nails into walls for an entire house for families in need of affordable housing. Learn more at https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope

All are welcome—there is something for everyone to do, from ages 5 to 105! Registration is open now at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc24

Retreat Reminder

Tomorrow is our Women’s Mini-Retreat!

If you didn’t sign up, you’re still welcome. There will be music, plenty of delicious food, a message, conversation, and a craft. Doors open at 8:45 am; the program will begin at 9:00 and end at noon. Please bring your own teacup and saucer.

We hope that you can join us!

Help Out Our Youth

Our older youth would like to host a Parents Night Out event as a fundraiser, on Saturday, May 25, from 4:00 - 8:00 pm in the Lighthouse.

We will need at least two (non-related) adults to chaperone, to meet our Safe Sanctuary requirements.

If you are interested, please contact Pastor Brett.

HomePlate on June 6

We will be serving dinner at HomePlate Youth Services on Thursday, June 6 (postponed from May.)

Setup begins at 4:00 pm and we begin serving at 6:00. We should be done by 8:00.

We need the following items donated:

  • 10 loaves of garlic bread

  • 48 bottles of water

  • 2 bottles of chocolate syrup for ice cream

  • 4 dozen purchased cookies

You may bring items to church on June 2. If you need to bring them earlier, please let Bonnie know and she will freeze or store them.

Looking for You

Our older youth would like to host a Parents Night Out event on Saturday, May 25, from 4:00 - 8:00 pm in the Lighthouse.

We will need at least two (non-related) adults to chaperone, to meet our Safe Sanctuary requirements.

If you are interested, please contact Pastor Brett.

Ladies, Invite Your Friends

Do you have a friend that you’ve been wanting to introduce to Westside? The ladies’ mini-retreat on Saturday, May 4, is the perfect opportunity!

There will be music, plenty of delicious food, a message, conversation, and a craft. Doors open at 8:45 am; the program will begin at 9:00 and end at noon. Please bring your own teacup and saucer.

Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4BABAF22AB9-48391210-womens. If you need any assistance, don’t hesitate to email the office.

We hope that you - and your friends! - can join us!

KIVA History

More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.  We do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva's work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment, and families can afford needed emergency care.

Westside began with $316 from the Change for Change bucket in Aug 2019. Three loans were made at that time. Another $430 was deposited in Jan 2020 for another seven loans. As those loans have been repaid, the money has been re-invested in more loans.

To date, 35 loans have been made for a total of $1800. Twenty have been fully repaid, nine are in re-payment status, five have defaulted, and one was refunded.

Thanks to your initial support, Westside has made loans in nine countries, including the Dominican Republic, Tonga, Uganda, and the US, for purposes of agriculture, education, and supporting small businesses.

Learn more about Kiva at https://www.kiva.org/ 

Women's Mini Retreat RSVP

On Saturday, May 4, we will enjoy a morning of music, food, a message, and conversation, followed by a craft and free time for fellowship.  Doors open at 8:45 am; the program will begin at 9:00 and end at noon. Please bring your own teacup and saucer.

Let us know how many will be in your party (friends are welcome!) and what food items you would like to bring, at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4BABAF22AB9-48391210-womens

We hope that you can join us!